strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
itinerant priest; wandering monk; mendicant; clouds and water
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
total amount (of money); total sum; sum total
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
this company; this firm; this shrine
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
to walk away; to saunter off
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to get used to using; to get accustomed to using
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
to pursue knowledge (one's studies)
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
moment; brief space of time
order of chivalry; chivalric order
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
normal practice; proper practice
(always) having ready; having on hand; being provided with; standing; permanent; regular
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
to retire from public service
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation